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Tesla’s connector has zero marketshare in Europe and doesn’t support 3-phase AC charging. I don’t think there is that much benefit in a global standard given t
by stetrain 4y ago
Tesla’s connector has zero marketshare in Europe and doesn’t support 3-phase AC charging.
I don’t think there is that much benefit in a global standard given that adapters exist.
- gibolt 4y agoTeslas (and their Superchargers) shipped there before ~2019 had the same plug, before they switched to CCS. I'm not sure how 3-phase fits in, but it didn't prevent being at least as useful as in the U.S.
- stetrain 4y agoNo, in Europe Tesla originally used the Type 2 connector, which Europe uses for AC charging and includes pins for 3-phase. The proprietary part was they did pin switching to enable the same connector to do DC Supercharging as well. Now they have switched to CCS Type 2 in Europe which is the Type 2 connector plus additional pins for DC charging and the CCS communication protocols.
- Symbiote 4y agoThree phase power is very common in Europe. I have three phase sockets (for the oven etc) in my 80m² apartment.
- Dylan16807 4y agoI think you'd have to make yet another new connector if you wanted a really good global standard, which makes it even less worth attempting.